diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
index f3170008ae71..d5e105b173f0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
@@ -2633,14 +2633,18 @@ static int __init fcoe_init(void)
 		skb_queue_head_init(&p->fcoe_rx_list);
 	}
 
+	cpu_notifier_register_begin();
+
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
 		fcoe_percpu_thread_create(cpu);
 
 	/* Initialize per CPU interrupt thread */
-	rc = register_hotcpu_notifier(&fcoe_cpu_notifier);
+	rc = __register_hotcpu_notifier(&fcoe_cpu_notifier);
 	if (rc)
 		goto out_free;
 
+	cpu_notifier_register_done();
+
 	/* Setup link change notification */
 	fcoe_dev_setup();
 
@@ -2655,6 +2659,9 @@ out_free:
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
 		fcoe_percpu_thread_destroy(cpu);
 	}
+
+	cpu_notifier_register_done();
+
 	mutex_unlock(&fcoe_config_mutex);
 	destroy_workqueue(fcoe_wq);
 	return rc;
@@ -2687,11 +2694,15 @@ static void __exit fcoe_exit(void)
 	}
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
-	unregister_hotcpu_notifier(&fcoe_cpu_notifier);
+	cpu_notifier_register_begin();
 
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
 		fcoe_percpu_thread_destroy(cpu);
 
+	__unregister_hotcpu_notifier(&fcoe_cpu_notifier);
+
+	cpu_notifier_register_done();
+
 	mutex_unlock(&fcoe_config_mutex);
 
 	/*